NEARLY THREE DOZEN HISTORIC NEW ENGLAND SITES OPENED THEIR DOORS FOR FREE TOURS TODAY. ONE OF THOSE SITES IS A HOME THAT HAS BEEN A SYMBOL OF WISCASSET FOR NEARLY TWO CENTURIES. THE HISTORIC CASTLE TUCKER HOSTED AN OPEN HOUSE TO THE PUBLIC TODAY. WEALTHY SHIPPING BROKER RICHARD TUCKER PURCHASED THE BUILDING IN 1858, AND THE HOME TODAY TELLS THE 150 YEAR STORY OF HOW HIS FAMILY SURVIVED THE BOOM AND BUST OF THE COASTAL MAINE ECONOMY. DURING THAT TIME, THE HOME WAS REDECORATED AND FURNISHED IN TRUE VICTORIAN STYLE. THOSE WITH TUCKER CASTLE SAY THE BUILDING CONTINUES TO PLAY A BIG ROLE IN WISCASSET'S HISTORY "it's just, it's so much a part of the fabric of the town, and I don't know what people would do without it. I mean it's Wiscasset's identity a lot of times when you see Wiscasset advertised and marketed places this is what they show." NEWS 8'S NORM KARKOS WILL HAVE A CLOSER LOOK AT CASTLE TUCKER IN NEXT SATURDAY'S HOMETOWN MAINE